Doug Betts CPA Inc

Specializing in forensic accounting, fraud investigation and fraud prevention, Doug Betts CPA Inc operates from Ohio. The firm is run by a certified public accountant who is also a certified fraud examiner, and it describes its work as seeing beyond the obvious, because, in its words, not everything is as it first appears. Its audience is lawyers, private people and owners of smaller companies.

Forensic accounting for legal cases

Forensic accounting is the firm's core service. Its analysis of financial records supports legal cases and disputes, and it works with lawyers and with individuals who need an independent view of the numbers. The firm says it handles each case professionally and ethically, and in a discreet manner, with all investigative information kept confidential.

Fraud investigation, detection and prevention

The firm investigates suspected fraud and helps clients detect and prevent it. Certified fraud examiners study how fraud happens and why it happens, and they combine an understanding of complex financial transactions with knowledge of investigation, law and the resolution of fraud allegations. The firm applies that combined background to each case.

Anti-fraud training for businesses

Anti-fraud training is tailored to the business that asks for it. The training is customized for the business that asks for it, and the firm presents it as tailored to that company's own risks.

Controllership for growing firms

The firm also provides controllership services for growing small businesses. These firms are often successful and need sophisticated financial management though employing a full-time finance professional is a step they have not taken yet. The firm offers in-house style financial services on that basis, covering the financial guidance a business needs while it grows.

Small business financial guidance

Alongside its forensic and controllership work, the firm gives financial guidance to small businesses that are growing. It says the aim is to provide timely and responsive service that delivers results rather than promises, and that the firm can see past surface issues to the underlying problem.

Professional background and affiliations

The firm says it has more than eighteen years of experience in professional financial services. It belongs to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the National Association of Investigative Specialists, the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Society for Industrial Security. The owner also holds an Ohio private investigator license, which the firm lists alongside its accounting qualifications.

Who the firm serves

Its clients include lawyers and the legal community, individuals who need investigation or accounting support, and small to medium-sized businesses that need forensic work, fraud review or day-to-day financial guidance. The firm invites prospective clients to discuss their particular situation in an initial consultation.